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Patented Got, lll, 1933 PATENT QEFE 1,930,413 BUrLDlNo STRUCTURE RussellG. Cory, Montclair, and Walter M. Cory, Mahwah, N. J., assignors to R.G. 2 W. M. Cory, lne., Montclair, N. J., a corporation of New `l'erseyApplication February 7, 1931, Serial No. 514,082

Renewed September lll, 1932 2l Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in the structure oi buildings andmore particularly to improvements in the structure of buildings utilizedprincipally for warehouse and factory purposes.

The invention is concerned with the construction of buildings for thepurposes set forth,

wherein provision is made for handling ofA trucks from the ground floorto various upper floors, such provision consisting or" arrangements oftruck landing pits at the various floors, whereby the trucks may bemoved from elevators into the pits in position for loading or unloading.

An object of the present invention is to pro- -vide arrangements wherebytrucks of various overall height including the height of the loadthereof may accommodated on floors, the head room of which is less thanthe overall height before mentioned.

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide such arrangements on any orall of the floors above ground level as may be desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide truck landing pits at anyor the desired floors,

auch pits being of dimensions to permit the loading or unloadingsimultaneously of more than one truck brought to the pit by a singleelevator. A further object of the invention is to provide, in connectionwith multiple elevators, truck landpits on various floors of suchdimensions as to permit a truck to be manoeuvered into position to beaccommodated by an elevator other than Vthe one which originallydelivered it to the pit.

further object of the invention is to provide in connection with thearrangement hereinbefore specified for accommodating trucks or excessiveoverall height, relative to loor head space, truck pits so constructedas to permit the unloading or loading of more than one trucl;simultaneously and to permit manoeuvering of the trucks rfrom oneelevator vto another, as occasion may demand. i

A still further object of the invention is to provide temporary ormovable means whereby` a truck may be loaded or unloaded while in atruck landing pit and out of normal loading or unloading area.

According to the present invention it is con* templated that truckshaving various over-all heights may be accommodated on any or all iioorsor" a building, wherein the head room between the i'loor oi one storyand the ceiling thereof is less than the over-all height of the truckand its load. Ordinarily where it is desired to rement of deep pit onone floor together with a ceive trucks of more than ordinary height onthe `various floors of a building, it is necessary to construct thebuilding with the floors spaced apart a distance suiiicient to receivethe trucks. Since only a certain amount of the space on a hoor can beutilized for storage purposes, the remaining space existing above thisaccessible space becomes wasted with a resultant exorbitant increase inthe building cost. The present invention overcomes this diiculty in themanner to be set orth hereinafter, thereby permitting buildings to beconstructed with floors of less than normal head space with a resultantdecrease in cost of construction. To accomplish this purpose the trucklanding pit of one floor isrmade deeper than the truck landing pit ofthe door immediately thereabove with the result that a head room iscreated which is greater than the normal head room of the floor. Thisarrangeshallow pit on the floor directly thereabove may be combined withpits of a normal depth irnmediately adjacentthereto or may be sostaggered that each door in the building is capable of accommodatingtrucks of excessive over-all height, the pits for such trucks being instaggered relation, one floor with respect to the other. It is to beunderstood of course that if desirable the arrangement for accommodatingtrucks of over-all height may be provided on such oors as necessary withthe result that the remaining floors are provided with truck landingpits of normal depth and size.

The invention further contemplates the provision ci truck landing pitson any or all oors or such dimensions as to accommodate more than onetruck brought to the floor by the same elevator ior simultaneous loadingor unloading. To this end the normal truck landing pit, the 95 floor ofwhich is below the main floor, is extended away from the elevator shaftand caused to diverge outwardly so that at least a pair ci trucks can beaccommodated side by side in the enlarged area of the truck landing pit.In connection with such arrangement and where abank of elevators is usedwith connecting truck landing pits, the invention contemplates theconnecting of the truck landing pits in such a manner that a truckdelivered into one section of the pitby one elevator can be manoeuveredinto position to be accommodated by a diierent elevator. Thisarrangement is of paramount importance `since occasionally the mechanismof van elevator may fail temporarily, whereupon under former pracn ticea truck would be stranded at one of the floors until the mechanism couldbe repaired.

In another' phase ol the invention the arrangement previously describedoi extending the truck landing pits ina-y be incorporated with trucklanding pits or" various depths to accor-inodate trucks of diiieringover-all heights, whereby more than one truck of such excessive heightmay be loaded or unloaded simultaneously after being delivered to aiioor by one elevator. Furthermore, if the bank of elevators beemployed, the invention provides an arrangement whereby a truck in onepit or one head room may be inanoeuvered into an adjacent pit or" adifferent head room in the event of elevator mechanism tie up.

In a still further phase of the invention use is made in connection withtruck landing pits of extended area oi or ty movable loading andunloading platforms which may be placed adjacent to a truck which ispositioned in space ordinarily wasted. For example, ir the enlarged partof the pit be filled to capacity with trucks, another truck may bepositioned in the part clothe pit immediately adjacent the elevators andthe temporary platform moved into place top-ermit this latter truel: tobe loaded or unloaded. This arrangement is of especial importance inconnection with warehouses, wherein the trucks are stored during thenight and r unloaded while so stored. The arrange-.nent in this inannermakes use of all available truck loading or unu loading space,minimising the loss oi space due to truck maneuvering.

Still iurt objects, features advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent by reference to the folio ving detail description readin the light oi the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is a plan viewci one floor ci a building in which provision is for the accommodationof trucks of excessive over-all height relative to the floor head space,the figure snowing the rain connecting a pit ci ne depth with a pit of adifferent depth;

Fig. 2 is a section taken substantially on the lines 2 2 of Fig. 1 withthe addition that the section also passes through more than one iioor toillustrate the manner in which Vpits having head space greater than thenormal head space of a iioor may be provided in sta'gered relation onsuccessive floors.

Fig. 3 is a section taken substantially on the lines. 3 3 oi? Fig. i anda plan view ci the floor having the normal truck landing pit extendedand diverged away from the elevator shaft so that more than one truckdelivered by a single eie-l vator can be accommodated for loading orunloading sirnultaneously also showing the prevision of a temporaryplatform to be positioned in the ear of a truck occupying the landingpit space closest the elevator shaft, the arrangement being such thatthe pits may be or uniform epth or may be of var ing depths as desired.

Fig. i is a section taken substantially on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Y

Figs. 5, 5 and 7 are sections taken on substantially the lines 5 5, 6 6and 7 7 respectively of Fig. 3, in which the adjacent truck pits areillustrated as being ci varying depth to permit the accommodation otrucks of varying over-all heights.

Figs. 9 and l@ are sections similar to Figs. 5, 6 and 7 respectively,with the erence that the adjacent pits are ci uniform Fig. 11 is a planview taken substantially on lines 11-11 of Fig. l2 showing anarrangement wherein the. landing spaces constructed in ac-K cordancewith the present invention are provided on each side of elevator shafts.

Fig. 12 is a section taken substantially on line: 12 12 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged section taken .substantially on lines 13 13 ofFig. 11.

Fig. 14 is a plan view taken substantially on lines lll-,lei of Fig. 15,and showing an arrang ment of landing spaces situated between spacedelevator shafts kwith removable platforms in pcsitionin said spaces.

Fig. 15 is a vertical section taken substantially` on lines 15 15 ofFig. 14 and showing a multi plicity of floors having landing spaces instaggered relation.

Referring now to the drawings and more parn ticularly to Figs. 1 and 2,l0 and 11 represent the shafts for elevators capable of transportingtrucks from one floor to another. The elevators mounted for movementwithin the shafts 10 and 11 may be of any desired type, such as thatshown in the patent to Russell G. Cory, No. 1,730,645, issued October 8,1929, or the type shown in our co-pending application Serial No.399,196, filed October 12, 1929. Reference characters 12 represent thebuilding columns adjacent the elevator shafts between which columns eX-tend floors 13 and 14 of truck landing pits, such floors being below thenormal licor level l5. The licor level 15 of any one of the iloorsv maybe called the main floor levelin relation to the depressed pits. Asshown in Fig. 1, the :doers 13 and 1li extend away from the shafts 10and ll to approximately the columns 16 used in the structure of thebuilding. Y

Inasmuch as the over-all height of some trucks plus their load isgreater than the normal head space between the floors of a building, itbecomes necessary to provide some construction whereby these trucks ofexcessive over-all heightinay be accommodated. For this purpose thearrangement illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and illustrated very clearly inFig. l is provided. As shown, the floor 13 of one pit extends a distancebelow the licor 14 of another pit. On the next iiocr the floor 173 ispositioned immediately above floor 14, while door 14 of the second storyis positioned above ioor 13 of the former story. Frornthis it will beseen that with a distance A from iioor level to oor level existing, suchdistance is not suilicient to accommodate a truck and load as shown indotted lines in Fig. 2A For this reason the respective deep and shallowpits 13 and 14 are placed in staggered relation, one above the other, sothat a distance C greater than the dise tance A is provided in one case,and a distance B smaller than distance A in another case. This distanceB may be sufficient to accommodate trucks of a conventional height.

It will be noted that walls 17 are provided extending from the floorlevel 15 to the level of the respective pits 13 and 14, these walls 17being shown at the right hand side of the drawings as 'permanent walls,while at the left hand side ofthe drawings the saine walls are shown indotted lines to indicate that should more than two elevators shafts beprovided, the respective pits V13 and 14 on the various oors can be eX-tended to the left to accommodate trucks delivered bythe additionalelevators. V1n the present instance the arrangement shown is adapted foruse with elevators travelling in two pits, but

it is to be understood that no limitation` is to be ifi@ placed on theinvention as to the number ofelevator shafts and corresponding pitsemployed.

Since mechanical trouble sometimes causes the tie-up of elevators, it isadvantageous that some provision be made to permit a truck in one pit tobe maneuver-ed into another pit, so that' it can be transported by anelevator dicerent from the one which originally delivered it to thefloor.

- In other words, it is desirable that the pits be so arranged that theyare in truck-transit communication with one another. In this particulartype oi structure utilizing adjacent pits of diiierent floors levels,ramps are provided connecting the respective pit levels 13 and 14 sothat the truck can be maneuvered from either pit to the other. It willbe apparent of course that should a truck in one of the deep pits 13 beloaded to the maximum height, it will be necessary to remove part of theload before the saine could be inaneuvered to a pit level 14. Inasmuchas mechanical breakdowns are o infrequent occurrence, this expediencywill not be resorted to frequently. It is equally apparent that trucksbeing loaded or unloaded while on the pit floors 14 can be maneuveredreadily to pit floors 1. This possible truck movement is shown by arrowsin Fig. 1.

Referring now to Fig. 3 and the gures formed as sections thereof, itwill be seen that an ar- 1rangement is provided wherein a number oftrucks can be accommodated in pits for simultaneous unloading orloading, such trucks being transported to the respective pits by thesame elevators. For this purpose shafts 10 and 11 are shown, as before,extending the height of the building and having openings into therespective floor levels, such openings being into the truck pitsrai-'her than the floor level proper. As before, the walls, etc., shownat the right hand side 3 indicated as being permanentwalls, e the wallsat the left hand of the iigure in dotted lines to indicate that more ianthe two shafts 10 and 11 may be employed. Assuming we have a pit flooropposite shai t li, it will be seen that this door 25 extends craig1 ntbackward from the elevator shaft a onsiderable distance to the normaldoor level As soon as one side ci columns 3l of the illding structureVhave been passed, however, pit extends outwardly and backwardly at -nangle as indicated by wall 32 to the columns 3, rom which point the pitextends fiuther in a direction parallel to the normal lay of the pit. Byreason of this construction it is possible to position two trucks 35side by side within the pit with the truck platforms in contact with theunloading platform 30 as shown. The same type of arrangement is employedin connection with the shaft l0 with the result that ,at least twotrucks can be delivered by the elevator in shaft i@ and b cked againstthe kunloading platform as before. Moreover it will be observed thatwith two trucks in the pit, either may be driven therefrom to the truckelevator. In other words, the trucks are optionally or selectivelyremovable.

As conditions may require, the pit level 2e extending from shaft 16 andthe pit level 25 extending from shaft 11 may be of the same depthrelative to the level 30 oi the main floor, in which event it will bereadily apparent that trucks loaded or unloaded while positioned ineither one of the pits may be maneuvered into position to be transportedby the elevator in either shaft. The detailed construction of the pitsis shown Vfurther in the sections illustrated in lof the line of truckmovements.

stood of course that these lines may be dis- Figs. 8, 9 and 10whereinthe pits 24 and 25 are in effect continuous levels.

On the other hand, it is possible that conditions might require that thelevel of pit 2a be different from that or pit 25, for which purposearamp would be employed, extending from one level to the other in thespace between the edge of the elevator shafts and one of the columns 33.By means of this ramp it would be possible to maneuver a truck from onepi' level to another. In this construction the line of separation or thelevels in the enlarged pit space is indicated at 41.

Further variation in floor height can be secured by dropping the forwardend oi pit 25 below the normal level or that pit, the two levels of thepit being connected by a ramp 40a.

As illustrated in Fig. 4, a pit 24 of va single shallow depth is locatedabove the deep pit 25 in order to obtain increased head room asexplained in connection with the pits 13 and le of Figs. 1 and 2.

In some types of business it is customary to store trucks for the nightat various floors and to load or unload the trucks during the night. Forthis purpose where the extended truck pits as shown are employed, use isinadeof a ternporary loading or unloading platform which may` bepositioned to permit an additional truck to be loaded or unloaded duringthe night or at any other time, such additional truck occupying spaceordinarily held open for. the maneuvering' of trucks. As shown yclearlyin Fig. 3, the trucks 35 may be positioned side by side against theunloading platform 30, while an additional truck may be positioned inthe pit 25 in the space 1 is hinged at the floor level 3G and thesimilar end of the other of which is hinged adjacent the column 33. Thehorizontal expanse of each section may be split and pivotally joined, so'n that the platform can be raised out of the line of truck movernenSupporting members 51 support the ends of the sections 5U remote fromtheir main pivotal point. Removable hoist lines 52 may be employed toraise the platforms out t willbe underengaged from the platforms whenthe same are in actual use or not as may be desired.

These temporary and movable platforms while shown in the nature ofbridges pivotally mounted are not necessarily of this type of structurebut maybe cf any type of structure which can be eiciently employed inconnection with truck landing pits and loading spaces at normal doorlevel. Furthermore, the temporary platforms may be employed with pits ofuniform iloor level Vor pits of varying iioor levels as shown in thedrawings. Y

Figs. 11, 12 and 13 illustrate the manner in which landing spaces of thecharacter previously described can be utilized on each side ci elevatorshafts so that an elevator may discharge from either end thereof. Asshown, the shafts 10 and 11 have adjacent thereto landing spaces 24 and25 of varying depths, such spaces being extended rearwardly from theshafts to permit the accomconstruction, for example, similar to the theother elevator.

modation of an increased number of trucks. These spaces are provided oneach side of the banl; oi elevator shafts so that increased facilitiesfor loading or unloading trucks on a single floor are provided.

Fig, 12 shows a vertical section oi a building illustrating the mannerin which the truck pits can be arranged on `each side of the bank ofelevator shafts. as clearly indicated, the pits or landing spaces 24 or"one door are over landing spaces 2.5 oi the licor immediately therebelowso that a landing space is created between the floors of a heightgreater than the space of the floors. This arrangement being designedmerely to illustrate the adaptation of the invention to a multiplicityof doors is not to be limited to such an arrangement since it is clearlyevident that the landing spaces can be provided on such iioors asdesired in whatever relation one to another necessary for the purposesin view.

Figs. le and l5 illustrate the manner in which landing spaces may beprovided between two elevator shafts spaced apart longitudinally. Inthese iigures, 6o and 6l represent the shafts accommodating elevatorsbetween which shafts are provided landing spaces 62 and 63, the landingspace 62 being at higher level relative to the level of the main floorthan landing space 63. The two landing spaces are joined'atapproximately the mid point between the shafts 60 and (il by a ramp 6-1.In order that goods may be loaded or unloaded from trucks positioned inthese respective spaces, use is made of removable platiorms 65, whichmay be oi any desired removable platiornis 5S illustrated in previousiigures. Since the enact construction oi the platform is not anessential part oi the invention, it is shown in the manner illustratedineray for explanation.

Since it vnay be desirable to provide truck landing spaces having a headspace greater'than the normal head space o the floor, the landing its 62and 63 on successive floors may be staggered as shown in Fig. 15' toaccomplish this result. By providing the ramps 64 connecting the variouspits, it is possible in the event of mechanical trouble in one elevatorshaft to maneuver a truck from one pit to the other in alignmenttherewith into position to be handled by From the foregoing it will beseen that 'the structure according to the present invention providesimprovements in buildings, wherein trucks are moved from one floor toanother, such improvements permitting the ready movement of the trucks;einoient loading and unloading of a multiplicity or trucks and theaccommodation of trucks oi normal over-all height and excessive over-allheight. By reason ci the use of pits or shallow and deep door level,relative to the .main door level, it is possible to secure a head spacein one instance greater than the head space between normal floors,provided these pits of varying depth are staggered one 'door above'theother, relative to each other. Furthermore, a

building may be so constructed that each licork is provided with thesepits ci varying depth, or any particular door in the building may be soconstructed as the requirements oi the particular use to which thisbuilding is put may demand. By reason of the elongation oi the trucklanding pits beyond that distance required for the accommodation oi asingle truck vand the rwidening of the pit in this elongated part, it is.possible to accommodate normally twice the number of trucks transportedby a single elevator as otherwise could be accommodated; In addition tothis increased loading and unloading facilities, at certain times astill further truck may be accommodated for loading or unloading by theuse of the temporary platform as before described. Should the pits beextended to a degree warranting it, additional temporary platforms maybe utilized as required.

It will be apparent that the elongation of the I truck landing pits maybe equally well adapted to adjacent pits of uniform depth or adjacentpits of varying depth, in which latter event the ramp connecting thepits permits movement of trucks from o -e pit to another, so that in thecase oi a mechanical breakdown in one elevator shaft, the trucks may bemoved by an elevator in another shaft.

In instances where local re laws place restriction on truck vlandingspaces on other than ground oors, re walls of a movable character mayVery readily be supplied to enclose the various landing spaces forprotective purposes. Since the construction oi such rire walls forms nopart of the present invention, the same is not illustrated in detailherein. v

By trucks, as used throughout the specification and claims, is meantvehicles of the type customarily employed in ordinary inter-municipal orintra-municipal haulage work and having theirown motive power, such asan internal combustion engine. By truck elevators is meant elevatorsdesigned or intended for elevating trucks of the type defined.

Furthermore it will be readily apparent that while the invention hasbeen illustrated in connection with a pair of shafts for elevators, thatno limitation as to the number of shafts in the bank need be imposed,since the invention adapts itself to any number of shafts.

For the reasons hereinbefore set forth, it is to be understood that theinvention is not to be limited to the illustrated embodiments, but is tobe limited only by theV scope of the following claims.

We claim:

l. In a building of the character described having a plurality of oors,the combination with a truck elevator serving said iioors of trucklanding spaces at certain of said iloors at levels below the respectivemain door levels, one of said landing spaces being at a lower levelrelative to its main floor than the level of the landing spaceimmediately thereabove relative to its main floor level.

2. In a building of the character described havlng a plurality of doors,the combination with a truck elevator serving the floors of trucklanding spaces on certain floors, the level of one of said landingspaces being lower than the level of a landing space immediatelythereabove relative to the levels of the respective doors whereby a headspace is created between the landing spaces greater than the head spacebetween the floors.

3. In a building of the character described havil ing a plurality ofiloors, the combination with truck elevators serving said floors oftruck landing spaces at certain of said floors at levels below the levelof the respective main iloors, the landings at one floor having varyinglevels relative to their Amain door level, the landings at the floorimmediately thereahove having varying levels relative to their main doorlevel and in staggered relation to the levels of the landingstherebelow.

4. In a building of the character described having a plurality offloors, the combination with truck elevators serving said floors oftruck landing spaces Yat certain of said floors at levels below thelevel of the respective main iioors, the landings at one floor havingvarying levels relative to their main floor level, the landings at thefloor immediately thereabove having varying levels relative to theirmain oor level and in staggered relation to the levels of the landingstherebelow thereby creating head spaces between the landings ofdifferent heights.

5. In a building of the chara ter described hava plurality of floors,the combination with truck elevators serving said floors of a trucklanding space at one licor at a level below its main floor level,another landing space at the same floor at a different level below saidmain floor level, said landing spaces being joined by an inclinedsurface.

6. In a building of the character described having a plurality offloors, the combination with truck elevators serving said'iloors of atruck landspace at one door at a level below its main ficor level,another landingl space at the same floor at a diiferent level below saidmain floor level, said landing spaces being joined by an inclinedsurface, and similar landing spaces at the door immediately thereabove,and in staggered relation to said rst mentioned landing spaces.

7. In a building of the character described having a plurality offloors, the combination with rucl; elevators serving said floors oftruck landheir main floor levels, said truck landing spaces beingextended and widened to accommodate a plurality of trucks insubstantially parallel position and an additional truck adjacent theelevato shaft.

8. In a building of the character described having a plurality offloors, the combination with a plurality of truck elevators serving saidfloors of a plurality of truck landing spaces at each of certain doorsat levels below the respective main door levels, said landing spacesbeing extended from the elevator shafts and widened to accominodate aplurality of trucks in substantially parallel position, the landingspaces on a floor being connected to permit truck movement from onespace to another.

S. In a `euilding of the character described having a pi ality offloors, h combination with truck elevators serving said floors of truckland-' ing spaces at certain of e 7d iioors at different levels lowerthan the levels the respective main floors, the landing spaces of a doorbeing extended widened and connected by an inclined surface adjacent theelevators, and similar landing spaces at the ioor immediately thereabovein stagger d relation to said first mentioned landing spaces.

il). In a building of the character described having plurality offioors7 the combination with elevators serving said floors of landingspaces at certain of sai. floors at levels below the levels of therespective floors, the landing space of the door being extended from theelevator shaft and widened, and a temporary platform movable into saidlanding space in operative position relative to a truck therein and withits surface in substantial alignment with the iioor surface.

ll. In a building of character described having a plurality of floors,the combination with a truck elevator serving said floors of landingspaces at certain floors at levels below that of the respective mainfloors, and temporary platforms ng spaces at certain of said floors atlevels below L tion whereby to perr into said landing spaces and withtheir in substantial alignment with the floor movable surfaces surfaces.

12. In a building of the character-described having a plurality cifloors, the combination with a plurality of elevators serving saidfloors of a pluralityof riding spaces at kcertain of said iioorsadjacei'it the vatol at levels below those of the respectr'e floors, thelanding spaces of a floor being connected for tr" ck move- 1cient fromoneto another, and temporary platic ms movabl into said landing spacesand with rso their surfaces subst ntial alignrnentwith the floor cors,the combination with As serving said floors of landdifferent levelsbelow the e floor, said spaces being extended and i staggered relationto the bei w the temporary ms movableinto the respective landing spacesand 1 their surfaces in substantial alig the floor surfaces.

lll. In a'building cf the character described having a plurality offloors, the combination with a plurality of elevators serving saidfloors of landing spaces at a floor at diierent levels below the levelci the door, said spaces being eX- tended and `dened, lar landing spacesat the licor ir: ediately tneleabovein staggered relation to the spacesbelow the same, the landing spaces of a floor being connected adjacentthe elevator shafts to permit truck move- 10 ment from one space toanother, and temporary platforms movable into the respective landingspaces and with their surfaces in substantial alignment with the floorsurfaces.

l5. In a building of the character described 'i having a plurality ofplurality of truck elevators arranged side by side and serving saidfloors, at least one floor having a truck landing pit in front of eachelevator and depressed below the normal floor level, pitsbeingsufficiently large and anged in truck-transit communicatruck reachingone of said pits by one elevatorto be maneuvered into another of saidpits to leave the floor by another of said elevators.

16. In a building of the character described having' a plurality offloors, a truck elevator servingl said oors, a depressed truck landingpit on one of said floors, said having a rst landing space at one deressed level and confronting the elevator, and a second landing space tothe rear of the first landing space from the elevator, said secondlanding space being at a different level from the first landing space,and being connected with the first landing space by an inclined ramp.

17. In a building of the character described having a plurality offloors, at least two elevators arranged in side-by-side relation to eachother and serving the floors, a first depressed trucklanding pit infront of one of the elevators, a second depressed truck-landing pithaving a level lower than that of said first pit, the forward portion ofsaid second pitbeing depressed below the normal level of the second pitand connected to 145 the remainder of the second pit by an inclinedramp, and an inclined ramp connecting the depressed portion of thesecond pit with the first pit.

18. In a building of the character described having a plurality offloors, at least two elevators 150 platfor arranged in sde-.by-siderelation to each other and serving the floors, a rst depressedtrucklanding pit in front of one of the elevators, a second depressedtruck-landing pit having a level lower than that of said rst pit, eachof said truck-landing pits having a forward portion adjacent theelevator and of a width to accommodate a single truck, and each of saidtruckland ing pits having a rear portion widened to accominodate aplurality of trucks, the forward portion of said second pit beingdepressed below the normal level of the second pit, an inclined rampconnecting the forward portion of the second pit with the first pit.

19. In a building of the character described having a plurality offloors, a plurality of truck elevators arranged in side-by-side relationto each other, at least one floor having at least two truck landing pitsdepressed below the normal level of said floor, thereby forming anunloading platform at the level of the iloor of a truck in one of saidlanding pits, said landing pits being arranged in front of twocontiguous elevators, respectively one for each elevator, each pit beingwidened so that the combined width of said pits is greater than thecombined width Vof the elevators, said pits opening toward each otherand being arranged so as to permit a truck reaching one ofsaid pits byone of said elevators to be maneuvered into the other pit to leave thefloor by another of said elevators.

20. In a building of the character described having a plurality offloors, a plurality of elevators arranged in side-by-side relation toeach other, at least one iioor having at least two truck landing pitsdepressed below the normal level of said floor, thereby forming anunloading platform at the level of the floor of a truck in one of saidlanding pits, said landing pits beingrarranged in front of twocontiguous elevators, respectively, each pit being widened at its endfarthest from the elevators so that the combined width of said pits attheir widened end is greater than the combined Width of the elevators,said pits opening toward each other and being arranged so as to permit atruck reaching one of said pits by one elevator to be maneuvered intothe other pit to leave the floor by another elevator.

21.. In a building of the character described having a plurality or"iloors, a plurality of truck elevators arranged side by side, at leastone floor having atleast two truck landing pits depressed below thenormal level of said floor, one for each elevator respectively, therebyforming anunloading platform at the level of the floor of a truck insaid landing pits, one of said pits being widened and being sufficientlylarge to permit the storage of a plurality of rtrucks with eitherselectively removable, andthe combined width of the pits being greaterthan the combined width of the truck elevators.

RUSSELL G. CORY. WALTER M. CORY.

